I, Han Gaozu, actually traveled through Song Gaozong?

Chapter 285
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Kaifeng Mansion.

Although today is not the day for the temple market, the Daxiangguo Temple is still very lively.

Many novice monks were running around, and there were many masters in cassocks giving instructions. Sometimes they would have people wipe the dust, and sometimes they would have people cut branches. All of this was for May [-]th. It's time to prepare for Garan Bodhisattva's Christmas.

In fact, according to the fact that there are so many Bodhisattvas in our Buddhist family, someone’s birthday can happen almost every month. In the past, most of them just recited the sutras twice more and burned an extra stick of incense for the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. , this can be regarded as a birthday wish to the Bodhisattva. The harvest of Daxiangguo Temple in recent years has not been very good, so people below the Buddha can hardly even get sticks of incense, so they just give away a few verses.

But this Jialan Bodhisattva is not ordinary. Jialan Bodhisattva is the collective name of the temple’s dojo. Therefore, Jialan Bodhisattva is equivalent to the patron saint of the temple. This is extremely negligent... Of course, if it were just like this, Daxiangguo Temple would not Put on such a show.

The second point is that the Buddha said that there are eighteen gods protecting Jialan, and these eighteen Jialan gods are represented by the image of Jialan Bodhisattva. This Jialan Bodhisattva is Prince Guan Yu.

Bringing Prince Guan into Buddhism and becoming a great protector of Buddhism alongside Wei Tuo Bodhisattva only started in this dynasty. The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have never stopped fighting for the final right to interpret Prince Guan. At present, most people As a former national temple, Xiangguo Temple should set an example.

As for the third and most important point, this year’s Jialan Bodhisattva’s Christmas, nobles from the Kingdom of Jin will come to congratulate them. As for who is coming, no one in the temple knows about it, but the news It came from the Fourth Prince, and the Daxiangguo Temple also received the official letter from the Dajin Shangshu Desk, so no one dared to neglect it, and they started decorating it early. It was so solemn that it was even more solemn than when Sakyamuni was born. , a bit exaggerated.

This is really no wonder, masters. After all, if you offend the fourth prince, he will be reborn in bliss in the blink of an eye. Moreover, the fourth prince never paid homage to Buddha or paid homage to him before. If you can make him happy, don’t ask for anything To restore the former glory, it would be good to ask him to donate some money and land... In this way, all the eminent monks are busy today.

Looking to the other end, a group of young gentlemen dressed as Vincentians were strolling on the bluestone path between the temples. Although they were dressed as Vincentians, the paper fans they held in their hands, the beautiful jade hanging on their waists, and the The exquisitely crafted hats all show the nobility and generosity of this group of people.

Centered around this group of people, the crowd began to spread. The liveliness on the side and their laziness were like two scenes in a painting. There was excitement there, and there was laughter and curses here. It was such a sharp contrast.

Just listen to one of the men in green shirts say: "Your Highnesses don't know that when our army went south to besiege the city, the Daxiangguo Temple became the last place for the people of Bianjing. I heard the most, and it actually accommodated almost 2 people. There are so many people... Others only think that Xiangguo Temple is no longer prosperous, but they don't know that it was left poor by the Song people! Hahaha..."

He seemed to think that he said something extremely funny, but found that no one laughed with him, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, he was brave enough to laugh a few times and put the matter aside. past.

The leader among them said: "If it is true as Mr. Han said, then this Xiangguo Temple is really worthy of being called 'My Buddha is Compassionate'. Your Majesty respects Confucianism, Taoism and Buddha. Such a Buddha is indeed worthy."

If others heard this, they would be shocked to say the least. The man in green shirt, who was only about thirty years old, actually had the title of Duke of the country!

Although the title of Jin Dynasty is similar to the official position of Song Dynasty, he can be regarded as the Duke of the country at this age... Even if he is about the same age as this person, the beloved son-in-law of the fourth prince of Jin Dynasty and the master of He Shilie's family, He Shi Liezhining has never reached this point.

And it seemed that this Korean gentleman with a flattering look on his face was already a low-status member of their group.

After the leader said this, another man in white robe said:
"Since we are talking about the past, I do know one thing. Today I am showing off in front of several highnesses."

As he said that, seeing that no one answered his words at all, he just kept to himself and said:
"Ouyang Xiu wrote "Guitian Lu", which tells a story. It tells the story that when the Emperor Taizu of the Zhao family first came to Xiangguo Temple, he saw everyone else kneeling and worshiping the Buddha. They were extremely sincere. So Taizu Zhao asked the monks in the temple: "When? To worship or not to worship?'"

He only said half of what he said, which indeed aroused the curiosity of several people. Among them, a younger man, about twenty or so, grabbed the words and said:
"It's okay for others to kneel. Since you are the emperor, you don't have to kneel anymore! Otherwise, what's the difference between being an emperor and other people?"

Before the man in white robe could agree with him, the leader glared at the young man and said in a somewhat angry tone:
"You're not a kid anymore, but you don't have any sense of what you say."

"It's just a normal thing to say. If your Majesty listens to it, you will be punished!"

The young man lowered his head: "Brother Wang taught you a lesson, I understand."

The two of them spoke politely and politely. Compared with their fathers, they were like people from two different countries. This sense of tearing apart like a chasm has become more and more serious since the death of Yan Wu. It got bigger.

"Tell me quickly, how did Zhao Taizu answer?"

"Uh...yes!" said the white-robed man, "Seng Lu Zanning replied, 'No,'"

"I just said there's no need to kneel!"

The leader asked: "But I don't know what kind of explanation it is?"

The man in white robe smiled, but did not dare to show off at all:

"Zhao Taizu also asked why, but Nazanin only said: 'The Buddha of the present does not worship the Buddha of the past'."

"Wonderful!"

The young man clapped his hands and said: "The monk here is really a wonderful person, he is really a person who can answer questions appropriately and has a lotus tongue!"

Even the leader couldn't help but praise a few words. Seeing the man in white robe's words livened up the atmosphere, the man in green robe secretly spat... The two seemed to be competing for favor. His dog, the white one, won this battle. Although the green one was anxious, he couldn't think of any other stories to tell for a while. He couldn't help but cursed himself secretly. After living in Kaifeng for so long, In the past few years, I have been wasting my time on women, and I have not even come to the Daxiangguo Temple to take a look. Today, I have fallen behind!

A few people walked around for a while, and then the leader said:
"There are no outsiders, so I will tell you directly."

"This time I came south, I actually came here on behalf of Your Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, everyone except the young man became a little moved.

"Oh?" The big man who had been silent until now asked, "I didn't hear you say it before."

The man stroked his fan and said with a smile: "Second brother is busy with other things. I heard that you have a fight with Yue Yun?"

The big man's expression was stagnant: "We have fought."

Looking at his appearance, the leader stopped asking questions and continued:
"Dajin is happy to be the crown prince. This is a sign of the stability of the country. Your Majesty has already worshiped the ancestors of the ancestral temple in Shangjing Mansion. An envoy from Korea came to congratulate you. He only said that this Daxiangguo Temple is the best temple in the world and has a wide connection with Buddhism." , The grace is profound, Your Majesty asked me to come here just to pray for the Crown Prince."

"It coincides with Jialan Bodhisattva's Christmas, so it's just like God's will!" "Exactly!"

Everyone praises goodness. When our ancestors had a hard time, a few wives could give birth to a lot of children. Later, they no longer lacked women, but the birth of sons was a bit fatal. Wanyan Dan 23 and Four Now, I just had my first seed, and it was much worse than his father and grandfather.

However, it is better to have a seed than not to have a son. At this time, the news that Emperor Zhao also had a son has not yet spread, and the emperor did not immediately establish the position of prince. Therefore, many people in the world thought that the Zhao family was still a nobody. After this, the Great Jin Kingdom won again.

"When she came, the queen specially told me that when the world is uncertain, the people are not at peace, and the prince is in trouble, this is the saint sent by God to turn the tide for us. Therefore, there must be no hesitation in praying for blessings. Neglect... I have asked the abbot to invite celebrities, eminent monks, and Taoist priests from all over the country. In three days, this Daxiangguo Temple will definitely be busy."

"Although it's lively, it's inevitable that some traitors will come in, so the defense needs to be done by Brother Lao... and a few generals."

The second brother he was talking about was the big man with a dark face. Several people were asked to do errands by him, and they all agreed immediately. Only this man asked one more question:
"Fourth Prince...are you coming?"

The leader paused: "We don't know yet."

Just when a few people were chatting enthusiastically, they saw a shadow running under their feet. The young man moved very quickly and kicked it. Only a hissing sound was heard. When everyone took a closer look, it turned out to be a lost one. Directional flower slave.

"How can you be so cruel!"

I saw the cat lying on the ground, behind its ears, and all the hair on its body. Although it was small, it stared at everyone with tiger-like eyes, and from time to time it even hissed at them. , like a threat, but also like being screamed out in pain.

The leader frowned and saw the indifferent look on the young man's face. If there were no outsiders here, he would have pointed his nose and cursed. However, it had happened. He endured it again and again, so he had no choice but to point his nose at it. He sighed and said:
"In the pure land of Buddhism, it is too much to do such evil things."

"If you don't restrain yourself anymore, when you return to the capital, I will definitely report you to Your Majesty for the crime of disrupting blessings."

These words were so serious that no one around him said a word. The young man was even more visibly panicked. He clearly wanted to confess, but he didn't want to lose face in front of outsiders. He was hesitant to speak. The way he stopped was extremely twisted.

I also saw that the raccoon slave took advantage of the few people talking and quickly climbed up with his injured body... I don't know where it was injured, but the feet were strong and heavy, and the thinner person was probably injured. He must be seriously injured, let alone such a little beast?The two legs behind it could no longer move, and it relied entirely on the front limbs, dragging its entire body forward.

The cat didn't know how such a misfortune had happened, but it subconsciously ran towards a place it felt it was familiar with. After a while, a pair of gray cloth shoes stopped in front of it. The kitten looked up and saw that it was finally " "Meow", expressing all kinds of grievances.

Daoji squatted down calmly and gently rubbed its head:
"I told you a long time ago not to run around, but now that you are in this catastrophe, you must remember it."

Although he was just an animal, I don't know if it was because he had listened to too many scriptures in this temple, but this tabby cat seemed to understand human nature. He shouted softly a few more times, probably in response to Daoji's words.

Seeing it like this, Daoji stood up, looked at the group of people in front of him, and walked towards them stubbornly but resolutely.

"Amitabha."

Before Daoji could get closer, the leader knew that the Lord of Suffering was coming, so he took a step forward and chanted a Buddha's name first.

Daoji clasped his hands together and bowed slightly towards him:
"Your Excellency must be King Rui."

The group of them had already greeted each other when they came to the temple. It was not surprising that the young monk could recognize his identity. This Prince Rui also had a surname of Wanyan, and his last name contained the character "Heng", which was Wanyan Wushu. His biological son, thanks to his father's blessing, Wanyan Heng has already been crowned a king despite his young age. Compared with other clan members of the same age, he is already several ranks higher.

Everyone knows that the fourth prince has many women and daughters, but only two sons. The eldest son Wanyan Heng was born to Tu Shan, the younger son died in infancy, and his biological mother was the ninth daughter of Emperor Huizong, Emperor Yifu Ji Zhao Yuanzhu, so from then on. Basically, he was an only child and was extremely favored.

"It is this king...my brother accidentally hurt the master's raccoon slave. He is young and ignorant, and I hope that the master will not blame him. If possible, I am willing to pay for this sin for him. Master, what do you say? ?”

He said 'I', and he obviously respected Daoji very much, but Daoji just shook his head and looked at the people behind him.

First there was the man in green shirt. Daoji looked at him and said:

"The benefactor must be Liu Lin... I knew that Zhao Guan's family loved Huang Tingjian's calligraphy treasures, so he sent someone in the name of presenting the treasures, but in fact he wanted to assassinate Zhao Guan's family. This plan was proposed by the benefactor."

Liu Lin was stunned, and he didn't know why he suddenly mentioned it to him. His father had been the emperor of Qi for several years, and he was almost able to ascend to the throne. Although his father was later Although he was useless, he still had a king. He had just returned to Kaifeng this year. Unexpectedly, someone in Xiangguo Temple who had never been there remembered him and immediately pointed out his achievements.

So Liu Lin held his head high and said: "Master, you have some insight, it's me!"

Daoji then looked over: "Liu Yi was defeated by Lieutenant General Yang Yi in Yuejiafang. Later, he fought against Yang Du's envoy three times and was defeated in all three battles."

The one in the white robe was indeed Liu Lin's cousin Liu Yi. Daoji said that Liu Lin was talking about his merits, and that he was talking about his ugliness. He was about to get angry, but after thinking about it, he seemed to have no merit that he could claim. , then he snorted coldly and admitted it.

Wanyan Heng saw that at his young age, when the two of them were causing trouble, he was probably just a kid who peed in the mud, but he was like a treasure, and he couldn't help but feel a little interested, so he said:

"Master really knows how to recognize people. Can you recognize my second brother?"

Daoji looked at the big black-faced man with his usual expression:

"I don't recognize it, but I can recognize it."

He was young and talked interestingly. Wanyan Heng actually liked him for a while, and said:
"Why don't we go to the park together?"

Daoji nodded: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)